An Effectiveness of The Ayurvedic Treatment for The Internally Displaced People in Disaster Situation
- Author Prof. A.A.J. Pushpakumara
- Co-Author Dr. H.M.C. K. Herath
- DOI https://ww
- Country : Sri Lanka
- Subject : Shalya and Shalakya
Keywords : Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, Internal Displace People, World Health Organization, Natural Disasters, Man-maid Disasters.
Abstract
A disaster is a natural or man-made (or technological) hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life, or drastic change to the environment.
The main aim of this study is to find out the existing Ayurveda treatment given to the IDP in the Central Province of Sri Lanka, classifications of the different health conditions among IDPs’ in Central Province and introducing Ayurveda medical treatment schemes for IDPs’. According to the Anderson’s table 102 peoples were selected as stratified random sampling method and the samples were selected from three IDP camps belongs to districts Kandy, Matale and Nuwara Eliya. Under Public health guidelines of WHO recommended Likert scale questionnaire were used to collect data and SPSS 16 statistical analyzing software and Pearson’s Correlation test was used to analyze the data.
Selected sample were treated with existing Ayurveda treatments on URTI, stress, emergency care, fungal infection, contaminated water and sanitation. All the variables significantly related with Indigenous Management of Eco Cultural Retreat have strong positive relationships with the dependent variable – the Effective Treatment for IDP. The Pearson’s correlation coefficients calculated are lying between 0.75 and 0.95.
So, it can be concluded that the treatments and activities that have been taken by Ayurvedic doctors related with URTI, Stress Management, Emergency Care, Fungal Infection, Contaminated Water and Sanitation Condition have strong positive impacts on the Effective Treatment for IDP.
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